2025 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games in December/January Only through 01/08/2026
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIU | 1 | 3 | 104 | 34.67 | 1 | 3.0 | 104.0 |
| 2 | Miami (FL) | 3 | 6 | 86 | 14.33 | 0 | 2.0 | 28.7 |
| 3 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 3 | 76 | 25.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 76.0 |
| 3 | Oregon | 2 | 4 | 76 | 19.00 | 1 | 2.0 | 38.0 |
| 5 | San Diego State | 1 | 2 | 63 | 31.50 | 1 | 2.0 | 63.0 |
| 6 | Cincinnati | 1 | 3 | 53 | 17.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 53.0 |
| 7 | Georgia | 2 | 5 | 51 | 10.20 | 0 | 2.5 | 25.5 |
| 8 | Old Dominion | 1 | 1 | 48 | 48.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 48.0 |
| 9 | BYU | 2 | 3 | 45 | 15.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 22.5 |
| 10 | Mississippi State | 1 | 1 | 44 | 44.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 44.0 |
| 11 | Boise State | 2 | 4 | 40 | 10.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 20.0 |
| 12 | Arkansas State | 1 | 3 | 39 | 13.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 39.0 |
| 13 | Alabama | 3 | 6 | 36 | 6.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 12.0 |
| 14 | California | 1 | 2 | 34 | 17.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 34.0 |
| 15 | Washington State | 1 | 1 | 29 | 29.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 29.0 |
| 15 | Toledo | 1 | 3 | 29 | 9.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 29.0 |
| 17 | Texas | 1 | 2 | 28 | 14.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 28.0 |
| 18 | Iowa | 1 | 2 | 25 | 12.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 25.0 |
| 19 | Fresno State | 1 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 22.0 |
| 19 | Southern Miss | 1 | 3 | 22 | 7.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 22.0 |
| 21 | Oklahoma | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.0 |
| 22 | Indiana | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| 23 | Miami (OH) | 2 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 7.0 |
| 23 | Louisville | 1 | 4 | 14 | 3.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 14.0 |
| 25 | Coastal Carolina | 1 | 7 | 12 | 1.71 | 0 | 7.0 | 12.0 |
| 26 | James Madison | 2 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 5.5 |
| 27 | LSU | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| 27 | Michigan | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| 29 | UTSA | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| 30 | Troy | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| 30 | North Texas | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 4.0 |
| 32 | Louisiana | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 7.0 |
| 33 | Texas Tech | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.0 |
| 33 | Ohio State | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| 33 | Western Michigan | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| 36 | Central Michigan | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| 36 | Navy | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.5 |
| 38 | Minnesota | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| 38 | Texas State | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 4.0 |
| 38 | Wake Forest | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 4.0 |
| 38 | Army | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| 42 | Tulane | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
| 43 | New Mexico | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| 43 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| 45 | Missouri State | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 1.0 |
| 45 | Utah | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 1.0 |
| 45 | Virginia | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.5 |
| 48 | Penn State | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 48 | Washington | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 50 | Jacksonville State | 2 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | 0.5 | -1.0 |
| 50 | Appalachian State | 1 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -2.0 |
| 50 | Georgia Southern | 1 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -2.0 |
| 50 | Ohio | 1 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -2.0 |
| 54 | USF | 1 | 4 | -3 | -0.75 | 0 | 4.0 | -3.0 |
| 55 | Texas A&M | 1 | 2 | -4 | -2.00 | 0 | 2.0 | -4.0 |